UN Secretary-General vs. Iran Shows No Response to Resurrection of Sanctions September 21 8:00
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the United States had "uncertainties in the procedure" about declaring that it had reinstated UN sanctions on Iran, and said that the UN would not take any action to revive sanctions at present. It was.
The U.S. Trump administration unilaterally notified the UN Security Council last month that it had taken steps to reinstate UN sanctions, including the continuation of an arms embargo on Iran, and declared sanctions reinstated on the 19th. Did.
In contrast, many Security Council countries have indicated that the procedure claimed by the United States, which has withdrawn from the nuclear deal, is invalid and there is no basis for reinstatement of sanctions.
According to UN diplomatic sources, UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a letter to the Security Council chair after a declaration by the Trump administration.
In this, Secretary-General António Guterres questioned the US claim that "there are uncertainties in the procedure that the US claims," and kept in mind the establishment of an expert panel necessary for imposing sanctions. "As long as there are uncertainties, I will not proceed with these procedures," he said.
The revival of UN sanctions claimed by the United States is becoming more and more unrealistic as the Secretary-General has indicated that the United Nations will not take action to revive sanctions.